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BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 (msn E1021) of the RAF’s No.32 (The Royal) Squadron has been named Group Captain Lionel Rees VC after one of Britain’s earliest fighter aces—the first time an RAF aircraft has been named after a person since the 1960s. Group Captain Lionel Rees was 32 Squadron’s first […]

Runway work at RAF Northolt have forced No.32 (The Royal) Squadron to transfer its four BAe 146s to RAF Benson. Northolt’s main runway is closed for resurfacing and other work. The 146s are expected to remain at Benson about six months. The 146s are no strangers at Benson, having been […]

BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 (msn E1021) of the RAF’s No.32 (The Royal) Squadron returned to Northolt on 22 February after undergoing a C Check at Cranfield. She was the first RAF 146 to be worked on under the new support contract awarded to BAE Regional Aircraft/Serco for the maintenance of […]

BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 (msn E1021) of the RAF’s No.32 (The Royal) Squadron was ferried from Northolt to Cranfield on 2 January for a C check. She is the first to undergo a C Check under the new support contract awarded to BAE Regional Aircraft/Serco for the maintenance of the […]

BAE Systems has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the Royal Air Force’s Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet of four BAe 146s. The CSAT fleet includes two 146 CC2s in VIP configuration and two 146 CC3s quick-change variants. It is operated by 32 (The […]

BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 (msn E1021) of the Royal Air Force’s No.32 (The Royal) Squadron participated in a Flypast over London marking the RAF’s 100th anniversary. The 146 was one of 103 aircraft participating in the flypast. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal Family watched the display from the […]

BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 (msn E1021) of the Royal Air Force’s No.32 (The Royal) Squadron received special markings to mark the RAF’s 100th anniversary. The RAF was created on 1 April 1918, when the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged. Recent news items on 32 […]

BAe 146 C3 ZE707 (msn E2188) of the RAF’s 32 (The Royal) Squadron was damaged in a heavy landing at Birmingham on 1 February. She had been arriving from Edinburgh when she apparently ran into wind shear just prior to touchdown, and hit the runway hard, striking her tail. The […]

A dispute between the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense and Treasury over use of No.32 (The Royal) Squadron aircraft, including its BAe 146s, has been settled. On 6 December, The Times had reported that Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson had instructed 32 Squadron not to accept any more requests from Chancellor Philip Hammond until […]

Recently appointed foreign secretary Boris Johnson had an inauspicious start to his tenure when the No.32 (The Royal) Squadron BAe 146 carrying him to Bruxelles on his first official trip had to make a precautionary landing at Luton. The 146 experienced an unspecified ‘technical problem” soon after take off from […]